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These charts are compiled weekly from actual airplay reported by over 50 independent contributing Bluegrass DJ’s. Only songs less than 18 months from date of original release appear here.
A weekly look at the most played songs of the week on radio.
A monthly aggregate of the most played bluegrass songs of the month on radio.
Weekly radio favorites focusing on the intersection between progressive bluegrass & Americana.
Weekly rundown of the most played bluegrass gospel tracks on radio.
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Betsy White shared another of her videos from the 2015 Bean Blossom festival, this time of the legends show from J.D….
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J.D. Crowe signature model Elliott Capo – photo by Dave Carney Hot on the heels of his Tony Rice signature guitar…
Phil Leadbetter sent along a pair of photographs of J.D. Crowe & The New South, taken twenty years apart. The first…
In this video, top picker and prewar banjo enthusiast Jim Mills proudly introduces his latest find, a Gibson Mastertone PB-3 conversion from…
Don Rigsby and Josh Williams aren’t the only ones with a J.D. Crowe Tribute Band taking shows for next year. The…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music